AUBURN, Alabama -- Auburn finally appears to be
setting the tempo on offense and sticking to it late in scrimmages.

The result? The Tigers' offense had perhaps their
best day of the spring during an 86-play scrimmage Saturday inside
Jordan-Hare Stadium.

"We started scoring points, making
big plays like we're supposed to," receiver Sammie Coates said.
"We started to actually start looking like a really good
offense. We're going to be real good. The pace is coming along.
Everything's coming along as a team."

Running back Corey Grant scored two
touchdowns on long runs, including one of 40-plus yards, and
quarterbacks Kiehl Frazier and Jonathan Wallace each had touchdown
passes. Receiver/H-back Brandon Fulse and receiver Jaylon Denson had
touchdown catches, Grant said.

“We didn’t do as well as we
wanted," linebacker Jake Holland said of the defense. "I
would say the offense probably won today, if we were keeping score.”

There were some miscues, of course.
Chris Davis picked off at least one pass, according to player
accounts. The scrimmage was closed to the public and media.

"We still made mistakes, but it wasn't like last week where every other play somebody busted an assignment," Frazier said.

Grant was the star of the scrimmage, a
recurring storyline in recent weeks as starting tailback Tre Mason
continues to nurse an injured left leg. Grant, who also had several
good performances last spring, said he went untouched on his longest
touchdown run Saturday.

The speed back lined up as a regular
halfback, a departure from what fans will likely see next fall when
he's used more in a speed back role as Mason and Cameron Artis-Payne
battle for the bulk of the carries in the backfield.

Tight end Ricky Parks called the scrimmage Saturday a
"huge step forward from the first scrimmage," when the
Tigers conducted a 112-play scrimmage on April 6.

Saturday was geared
toward situational football, and included nearly as many runs as
passes, Malzahn said.

"We're getting better,"
Malzahn said. "Like I told them at the end, I'm more concerned
with our attitude, our work ethic, how we respond to adversity, how
we respond to success. The Xs and Os, after spring, we'll be able to
settle in. But, big picture, I'm more worried about our team
chemistry, how we respond to different situations. I would say we're
improving."

The Tigers will not practice Monday,
opting instead to save an additional practice following A-Day. Auburn coaches will break down film Sunday, Monday and Tuesday before
hitting the practices fields again Wednesday. The Tigers did the same
thing this week. Auburn will have two practices to clean up mistakes
following the A-Day scrimmage on April 20, which is open to fans.

INJURIES

DT Angelo Blackson (shoulder) participated in Saturday's scrimmage after being limited last week.

RB Tre Mason (left
leg) has missed the last two scrimmages.

LB JaViere Mitchell (concussion) dressed out
but did not play Saturday.